Archival contextRealmJudgement realms
Andhatamisra
A Naraka whose name and narrative imagery emphasize blinding darkness.
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Realms & Cosmic Worlds.
Enter divine abodes, celestial spheres, subterranean worlds and cosmic landscapes.
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Asipatravana
The sword-leaf forest is a named Naraka in Puranic accounts, using a distinctive image of consequence.
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Atala
The first of the seven subterranean worlds in the Bhagavata arrangement, associated with Bala, son of Maya.
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Avichi
Avichi is a named Naraka in the Bhagavata judgement account; lists and details differ across traditions.
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Bhogavati
Bhogavati is a named Naga city in epic traditions; its relation to broader Naga-world geography is account dependent.
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Archival contextRealmUpper lokas
Bhurloka
The terrestrial world in the seven-upper-loka scheme; not a single city or temple.
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Bhuvarloka
The intermediate region between the terrestrial world and the celestial sphere in the seven-loka model.
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Chandraloka
The lunar sphere associated with Chandra or Soma and with ancestral or merit-based paths in differing sources.
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Cosmic Ocean
The cosmic waters appear in creation and dissolution accounts; different named oceans should not be reduced to one identical place.
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Dhruvaloka
The abiding station associated with Dhruva’s devotional attainment and the cosmic axis.
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Gandharvaloka
A realm-name associated with Gandharvas and celestial music; no single universal map position is asserted.
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Goloka
Krishna’s supreme pastoral abode is especially prominent in later Vaishnava and Gaudiya traditions.
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Indraloka
Indra’s celestial court and Amaravati form a focus of divine kingship, music and epic celestial journeys.
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Jambudvipa
The central dvipa around Meru in a Puranic cosmic-geography arrangement.
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Janaloka
A higher contemplative realm associated with exalted sages in Puranic cosmology.
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Kailasa
The divine abode of Shiva and Parvati in Shaiva traditions, distinct from physical Mount Kailash.
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Kalasutra
A named judgement environment in Bhagavata 5.26, distinct from the other Narakas.
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Krauncha Dvipa
A cosmic dvipa associated with the Krauncha mountain and a surrounding ocean in Puranic geography.
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